/tags/state-parks state parks en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:42:59 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-09-30/fees-at-oregon-state-parks-will-rise-in-2025 Recreating at Oregon State Parks could be more expensive starting next year. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:42:59 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-09-30/fees-at-oregon-state-parks-will-rise-in-2025 Karen Richards /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-03-11/oregon-state-parks-has-another-year-of-record-visitation The latest numbers show more than 52.2 million day-use visitors — just behind 2021’s historic high of 53 million. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:30:32 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2024-03-11/oregon-state-parks-has-another-year-of-record-visitation Rachael McDonald /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2023-10-02/instagram-isnt-causing-overcrowding-in-oregon-parks-as-much-as-assumed-osu-study-suggests Instagram and other photo-sharing apps have been blamed for overcrowding on public lands. But research out of Oregon State University suggests social media isn’t a huge driver of visitation. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:30:48 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2023-10-02/instagram-isnt-causing-overcrowding-in-oregon-parks-as-much-as-assumed-osu-study-suggests Karen Richards /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2023-07-05/oregon-state-parks-tests-same-day-reservations-at-all-coast-campgrounds Visitors to 17 Oregon State Park campgrounds along the coast are now able to make campsite reservations the same day. The pilot program is an effort to streamline reservations and allows for more flexibility when visiting the coast. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:37:15 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2023-07-05/oregon-state-parks-tests-same-day-reservations-at-all-coast-campgrounds Roman Battaglia /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2023-01-01/fees-suspended-at-oregon-and-washington-state-parks-on-new-years-day Oregon's fee break is an attempt to encourage more people to head outdoors to start 2023. Washington's fee-free day was put in place in 2011, when that state started charging for vehicle access to its parks and other state recreation sites. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 13:46:23 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2023-01-01/fees-suspended-at-oregon-and-washington-state-parks-on-new-years-day Kristian Foden-Vencil /music-arts-culture/2022-08-16/photography-exhibit-celebrates-oregon-state-parks-on-its-100th-anniversary It’s essentially a road map of Oregon, featuring landscape photographer Peter Marbach’s photos of state parks, from the Wallowa Mountains in Eastern Oregon to the crashing waves at Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:59:58 GMT /music-arts-culture/2022-08-16/photography-exhibit-celebrates-oregon-state-parks-on-its-100th-anniversary Adele Reich /music-arts-and-culture/2022-04-11/yurok-tribe-opens-first-tribally-operated-state-park-visitor-center The Yurok Tribe of California’s northern coast celebrated the grand opening of the first tribally operated visitor center within the state park system. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:33:55 GMT /music-arts-and-culture/2022-04-11/yurok-tribe-opens-first-tribally-operated-state-park-visitor-center Roman Battaglia /history/2021-12-26/we-missed-the-truth-california-parks-reinterprets-john-sutters-fort-in-sacramento-to-include-indigenous-experiences This January, the parks agency will invite the public to attend meetings to continue to reimagine how the new Sutter’s Fort should be reinterpreted. Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:01:11 GMT /history/2021-12-26/we-missed-the-truth-california-parks-reinterprets-john-sutters-fort-in-sacramento-to-include-indigenous-experiences Pauline Bartolone /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-11-26/oregon-state-parks-to-build-more-campsites-as-part-of-capital-improvement-plan Oregonians will soon have more options to go camping now that the State Parks Department is finalizing details on a capital improvement plan. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:42:42 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2021-11-26/oregon-state-parks-to-build-more-campsites-as-part-of-capital-improvement-plan Chris M Lehman / KLCC /wildfire/2021-10-03/fire-restrictions-ease-for-oregons-national-and-state-forests-but-wildfire-cautions-persist Pacific Northwest forest managers have lifted most campfire restrictions. But wildfires are still active in some parts of the region, so people should check for restrictions before lighting their kindling. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 19:29:44 GMT /wildfire/2021-10-03/fire-restrictions-ease-for-oregons-national-and-state-forests-but-wildfire-cautions-persist Monica Samayoa